About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler.

Our Engineering team built the world's largest cloud security platform from the ground up, and we keep building. With more than 100 patents and big plans for enhancing services and increasing our global footprint, the team has made us and our multitenant architecture today's cloud security leader, with more than 15 million users in 185 countries. Bring your vision and passion to our team of cloud architects, software engineers, security experts, and more who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Software Development Manager whose role will encompass multiple aspects of program delivery, technical leadership, and people management. This person will lead a DataZone (ZPA) team of individual contributors. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Software Development Engineering, you'll be responsible for:

Passionate about building a best in class product with a focus on RASS – Reliability, Availability, Scalability and Security.
Communicating technical solutions to all levels within-group and cross-discipline; status reporting and presenting solutions is an integral part of the job
Ensure highly available services with zero downtime. Be responsible for developing and running services in partnership with the operations teams.

What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

5+ years of Engineering Management experience with a proven track record in managing high performing Global Engineering teams
8+ years of hands-on development experience in Java, Microservices including relevant experience developing systems software products and solutions with experience cloud infrastructure services on AWS/Azure/GCP
Ability to lead and influence team members to forge consensus on technical discussions including architectural and design guidelines, code reviews, release process.
Experience in Development processes like creating technical, architectural and deployment documents and QA processes.
Set the technical direction of the entire ZPA DataZone and influence the team to raise the standards in reliability, performance, scalability, architecture, security and engineering best practices.

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

Prior experience with distributed software product architectures and Requirement/Design/Code Review & Inspections practices and strong understanding of design / architectural patterns and automation platforms.
Experience building full CI/CD systems leveraging Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure services on AWS/Azure/GCP
Experience being on call and dealing with cloud incidents and writing RCAs

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At Zscaler, we believe that diversity drives innovation, productivity, and success. We are looking for individuals from all backgrounds and identities to join our team and contribute to our mission to make doing business seamless and secure. We are guided by these principles as we create a representative and impactful team, and a culture where everyone belongs. For more information on our commitments to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, visit the Corporate Responsibility page of our website.

Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:

Various health plans
Time off plans for vacation and sick time
Parental leave options
Retirement options
Education reimbursement
In-office perks, and more!

By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.

Zscaler is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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Pay Transparency

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Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.